Moviegoers were in the mood for something romantic and magical this weekend and thus helped maintain Disney’s “Enchanted” at the No. 1 spot for a consecutive week, grossing $17 million.

The Kevin Lima-directed romantic musical starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and Susan Sarandon mesmerized moviegoers into choosing it over the newly released thriller “Awake,” a Weinstein Co. film distributed by Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., starring Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen.

“Enchanted” tells the story of Giselle, a princess exiled to modern day New York by a wicked witch, where she finds her own Prince Charming. The movie grossed more than $53 million over the previous five-day Thanksgiving weekend.

“Enchanted” has become Disney’s third release of 2007 to repeat in first place, after “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End” and “The Game Plan”; its two-week total now amounts to $70.6 mil.

“This Christmas” came in at No. 2, earning $8.4 million. The Sony Corp. film stars Loretta Devine and Laz Alonso.

The Robert Zemeckis-helmed “Beowulf,” an animated film adaptation of the Old English epic poem starring Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, John Malkovich and Angelina Jolie, remained in third place with $7.9 million in sales.

In fourth place we find this weekend’s only new wide release, the already mentioned thriller “Awake,” directed by Joby Harold, which had estimated sales of $6 million.

“Hitman,” based on the video game and starring Timothy Olyphant, came in at No. 5 with $5.8 million in sales, while the Vincent Vaughn starrer, “Fred Claus,” from Time Warner, slipped to sixth place, with $5.6 million.

The Warner family movie “August Rush,” starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, grossed another $5.2 million, at No. 7. Places eighth to tenth belong to “No Country for Old Men,” with $4.5 million; Jerry Seinfeld's “Bee Movie” with $4.47 million, and “American Gangster” with $4.3 million, respectively.

Ticket sales were expected to decrease after Thanksgiving season, as moviegoers turn to other activities in their preparation for the winter holidays.